Monday, November 24, 2008

I had to do a Hello Kitty birthday party during the weekend: cookies, cupcakes and cake, all Hello Kitty. Yes I was a bit Kittyed-out at the end of it, but the birthday girl was happy, and that's what it counts!

Let's start with the cookies. I don't have a Hello Kitty or even a cat cookie cutter, so I'll share with you what I did. You can use this technic to create cookie shapes when you don't have the proper cutters.

Start with a round cookie cutter and round cookies.

You should get a tear drop cookie cutter next.

With the rounded part of the tear drop cutter cut the round cookies where the cat ears would be.

Place the tear drops shapes in the holes you had done before with the cutter. It's better to do this allready in the cookie sheet, so you don't have to move them. Don't worry about glueing, they'll glue as they bake.

So these strange cookies are what you'll get. They're ready for some frosting and decorantions.

Let's move on to the cupcakes. Those are mini chocolate cupcakes with whipped white chocolate frosting and little fondant Hello Kittys.

PINK WHITE CHOCOLATE WHIPPED FROSTING

200 gr/7 oz white chocolate

300 ml cream

3 drops red food coloring

Chop the chocolate. Boil the cream and poor it over the chopped chocolate. Leave it for 1-2 minutes and then mix with a spatula until all the chocolate is melted and incorporated into the cream. Add the food coloring and mix well, so you have an uniform color. Take it to the fridge and leave it for 24 hours or at least overnight. Whipp just before using.

And finally the cake! Even the birthday girl's dress has a Hello Kitty!

Ok, that was a lot of sugar. Aren't you a little Hello Kittyed out now?

Haha, those are pretty darn awesome. I've seen Hello Kitty everywhere, but I have no idea what it is other than a heavily marketed cat. Either way, I'd be the first to eat one of those edible kitties above!

Now I'm not going to be a macho man and say those treats aren't cute or anything, because they are. But... I'm a little scared. It's like a mouthless cute kittie army, stomping their way to a birthday party. What's the best way to stop this craziness?

OMG! I'm obsessed with hello kitty (well, not to the point where I have everything...but a few key things like, you know, the toaster, the popcorn maker, and other stuff!) They look wonderful! I'm kitty-ed out too!

I'll be honest I was never big on Hello, Kitty when I was a little girl. I was all Barbie and her lovely clothes all day long! So, yes, I'm Hello Kittied out! LOL! But my sitter will go crazy when I show her your blog. Now she's a HUGE Hello, Kitty fan!~ingrid

Darn tootin' cute, Rita! Great job. Even YEARS ago when I was little and oh, so young, I loved Hello Kitty.Here kitty, kitty. If I keep saying that will those cute little cookies and cupcakes come my way?!

Heather- I also thought they looked a bit devilish when they were "naked".

Sushi2- Cool! Let me know how it goes!

Isa- When you grow up?! What do you mean, I'm not much older than you, lol! (I hope)

Thyago- For the frosting I just use powder sugar and a few drops of milk. I sift the sugar to a bowl and add drops of milk little by little until I have a thick spreading consistency. Sometimes I use egg whites and sugar, but not on these ones. The bow, eyes and nose are cutout from fondant. Good luck!

Dayne- I really hope she got the toaster too!

Adam- I'll trust you to bite the little kitties heads!

Natalia- Grazie! I live in Padova when I was in Italia.

Katrina- You keep trying to call them, and let me know if they show up at your doorstep, lol!

AHHHHH! You've just made my day! I've been a huge Hello Kitty (actually, I love all of the Sanrio characters equally) fan since I was a little girl; I had the pencil boxes, socks, and everything! These are AWEsome! :)